{
  "id": 18805361,
  "title": "Shaking up the old flood model",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/shaking-up-the-old-flood-model",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T22:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post",
    "slug": "bangkok-post",
    "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3350954/shaking-up-the-old-flood-model"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bangkok's recent severe flooding has prompted calls for a more comprehensive approach to flood forecasting, economic risk assessments, and long-term infrastructure planning. Assoc Prof Sucharit Koontanakulvong, a water resources engineering expert at Chulalongkorn University, has outlined plans to establish a Flood Damage and Loss Assessment Centre under the National Economic and Social Development Council and the Office of the National Water Resources. This centre aims to provide a more accurate basis for compensation and recovery assistance by assessing flood damage and economic losses more comprehensively, moving beyond compensating flood victims to anticipating disasters and limiting their economic damage.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}